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OBJECT TYPE: HORN
DATE: 1920–1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0351.001

MANUFACTURER: JEWETT RADIO-PHONOGRAPHS LTD.
MODEL: SUPERSPEAKER
LOCATION: Walkerville, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL, WOOD & FABRIC-COVERED SPEAKER HORN. WOVEN FABRIC COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD..2 CERAMIC(?) BASE FITTED WITH METAL KNOB AND FELT-PAD ON UNDERSIDE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 36.5 cm
Width: 28.0 cm
Height: 82.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: JEWETT
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Walkerville

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SPEAKER USED 1920S+
Canada: HORN-STYLE SPEAKER MADE IN WALKERVILLE, ON BY JEWETT RADIO-PHONOGRAPHS LTD. IN 1920S.
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL SIGNALS TO AUDIO WAVES AND AMPLIFY THE SOUND.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "The/ Superspeaker/ TRADE MARK/ PATENT PENDING" marked in goldtone print on lower front inside edge of speaker horn..2 "MANUFACTURED BY/ Jewett Radio-Phonographs Limited/ WALKERVILLE ONTARIO." marked in goldtone print on main body of base.
Missing: UNKNOWN. From CA of 12/18/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: .1 DARK BROWN CRACKLE-TEXTURED FINISH ON SPEAKER HORN..2 DARK BROWN SMOOTH PAINTED (?) FINISHON SPEAKER BASE; GREEN FELT (?) PAD ON UNDERSIDE; DARK GREEN WOVEN FABRIC COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD.
Decoration: N/A

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JEWETT RADIO-PHONOGRAPHS LTD., Speaker, between 1920–1929, Artifact no. 2001.0351, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0351.001/

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